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In Preparation for Launch of Its Steam Program, Colebrookdale Railroad Acquires Its Second Steam Locomotive
In preparations for the launch of its steam program, Colebrookdale Railroad, which operates between Pottstown and Boyertown, has acquired its second steam locomotive, according to a staff report from Trains.com. In cooperation with the Maguire Family Foundation, the railroad has purchased the former Steam Locomotive Rio Grande Scenic Railroad 2-8-0 No. 18, which was built…
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Pottstown Hospital Owner Tower Health Being Eyed By Nearly Dozen Potential Bidders
Pottstown Hospital owner Tower Health is being eyed by nearly a dozen potential bidders, writes John George for Philadelphia Business Journal. According to Sue Perrotty, Tower Health’s interim CEO, interested health care organizations are currently reviewing information they have received from struggling health systems. These include entities based in the region as well as further…
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After Putting Local Hospitals Like Pottstown Hospital Up for Sale, Tower Health Struggling to Find Potential Buyers for Entire System
Tower Health, the financially struggling health system that owns several local hospitals, is having trouble finding interested parties after putting all its hospitals and related businesses up for sale, writes Harold Brubaker for The Philadelphia Inquirer. So far, the biggest health systems in Philadelphia and Pittsburgh have said they are not interested, including the University…
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MCCC’s Blue Bell and Pottstown Campuses Named ‘Voter Friendly Campus’
Montgomery County Community College (MCCC) is one of over 235 campuses in 37 states and the District of Columbia designated as a “Voter Friendly Campus.” The initiative, led by national nonpartisan organizations Fair Elections Center’s Campus Vote Project (CVP) and NASPA – Student Affairs Administrators in Higher Education, held participating institutions accountable for planning and…
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April 10: Art Fair and Clean-up Event Planned to Benefit Pottstown’s Historic Edgewood Cemetery
Friends of the previously abandoned Edgewood Historic Cemetery at 989 E. High Street, Pottstown, have been busy planning a community clean-up — with a unique twist — for Saturday, April 10, and it is going to be a beautiful event. Volunteers are encouraged to help do some gardening and raking on the previously abandoned 12-acre…
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Pottstown High School Students Hope Move to Sanction Female Wrestling Will Help Form All-Girls Team
Pottstown High School wrestling team currently has four female athletes who have to compete with the boys, but they hope that might change in the future, writes Heather Khalifa for The Philadelphia Inquirer. The girls recently took part in the 2021 MyHouse PA Girls State Championship, a non-sanctioned competition since girls’ high school wrestling is…
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Ride the Rails: Pottstown Area Health & Wellness Foundation Introduces New Rail Bike Experience to Region
The Pottstown Area Health & Wellness Foundation is one of the co-founders of a new rail bike experience that takes cyclists into the beautiful forests of the Secret Valley, across bridges, and following creeks, all the while taking in the wonders of local flora and fauna, writes Lisa Mitchell for The Pottstown Mercury. Colebrookdale Railroad’s…
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Hobart’s Run and Edgewood Cemetery Friends Plan Event to Breathe New Life Into Cemetery
Friends of the previously abandoned Edgewood Historic Cemetery at 989 E. High Street, Pottstown, again are planning a community clean-up for Saturday, April 10, from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. This year Hobart’s Run and Edgewood Cemetery organizers want to breathe new life into the 12-acre site not only by weeding and planting flowers but…
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Tireless Efforts of Volunteers and Pottstown Historical Society Brought Historic Carousel Back to Its Old Glory
Nearly two-decade-long efforts by determined volunteers and the Pottstown Historical Society brought back to life the Historic Pottstown Carousel, making it the second oldest operating Philadelphia Toboggan Company wooden carousel in the entire country, writes Mary Ann Dailey for the Pennsylvania Magazine. In 1999, a group of volunteers learned that a 1905 carousel was available…
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Community Colleges Play a Critical Role in Philadelphia Region’s Post-COVID Rebuild
With COVID-19 vaccine distribution underway across the region, the Greater Philadelphia area is set to begin a period of recovery, reconnection, and rebuilding. With the end of the pandemic in sight, there’s one type of institution that has been persistently overlooked for its ability to provide a better life for our region’s citizens – community…
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Community Health & Dental Care Now Offers Dental Hygiene in Barto
Dental care is super important, and Community Health & Dental Care (CHDC) is pleased to announce dental hygiene appointments are now available at its fourth health center, located at 1315 Route 100 North in Barto. In addition to routine cleaning, dental hygiene appointments include x-rays, patient health history, and oral cancer screenings. CHDC has implemented…
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Community Health & Dental Care Welcomes Physical Therapist Candice Troilo, DPT
Community Health & Dental Care (CHDC) welcomes its newest Physical Therapy provider, Dr. Candice Toilo, DPT, to the Pottstown health center location at 351 W. Schuylkill Road, Suite G-15A, Pottstown, in the Coventry Mall. “Dr. Troilo is a huge asset to CHDC,” says Dr. Matthew Musket, CHDC Physical Therapist. “She is a great example of…
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Pottstown Hospital’s Tower Health Receives Massive Credit Downgrade from Fitch Ratings
Tower Health, which owns Montgomery County’s Pottstown Hospital, received a three-tier credit downgrade from Fitch Ratings on Monday, writes Harold Brubaker for The Philadelphia Inquirer. The credit rating agency cited the nonprofit’s average monthly losses of $14 million as the reason for its massive downgrade and warned that future multi-notch downgrades could follow if Tower…
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Pottstown Hospital’s Struggling Tower Health Parts Ways with CEO; Replaced by Board Member
Tower Health, the financially struggling health system that owns Pottstown Hospital, has parted ways with its CEO and has replaced him with a board member, writes Harold Brubaker for The Philadelphia Inquirer. The board replaced Clint Matthews, who has been leading Tower for the past decade, with P. Sue Perrotty, a retired bank executive who…
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TONIGHT: Community Health & Dental Care to Hold Town Hall on Opioid Use Disorder
Community Health & Dental Care, Inc. (CHDC) announces it has been re-designated through the PA Department of Human Services (DHS) to continue as a Center of Excellence (COE) for Opioid Use Disorder (OUD). COE’s is team-based and “whole person” focused, with the explicit goal of integrating behavioral health and primary care. On Thursday, February 25th…
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Town Hall, Feb 25: Community Health & Dental Care, Inc. Announces Integrated Treatment Program for Opioid Use Disorder
Community Health & Dental Care, Inc. (CHDC) has been re-designated through the PA Department of Human Services (DHS) to continue as a Center of Excellence (COE) for Opioid Use Disorder (OUD). COE’s is team-based and “whole-person” focused, with the explicit goal of integrating behavioral health and primary care. Beginning as a grant-funded program, COE’s…
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MCCC to Host Free Certified Public Accountant Career Forum on Monday, February 22nd
Montgomery County Community College (MCCC) will be hosting an online Certified Public Accountant (CPA) Career Forum on Monday, February 22, from 12:15 p.m. to 1:30 p.m. via Zoom. The forum was postponed from Feb. 1 due to the snowstorm. The free forum is open to students and the community. To attend, visit here. The CPA…
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Pottstown Homeless Receive Helping Hand from Fairy Facebook Group
Leanne Moyer, the founder of the “Fairies of Boyertown and surrounding areas” Facebook group, has found her calling in helping the local homeless population, writes Holly Harrar for WFMZ 69 News. The name of the group is appropriate, as many of the people she helps see her as something of a magical fairy. “They’re always…
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